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Joshua Benson 1766–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1766

Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 August 1821

Death Location: Lawrence, Mississippi, USA

Father: William Benson

Mother: Elizabeth Benson

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Children(s):

The story of Joshua Benson began in 1766 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA. Joshua Benson passed away in 1821 in Lawrence, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Benson began in 1766 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA.
  • Joshua Benson passed away in 1821 in Lawrence, Mississippi, USA.

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Children(s)

Joshua Benson's Ancestors

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Joshua Benson
1766–1821
Birth Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Prue Benson
1725–1792
Culpepper, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Benson
1729–1813
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Robert Benson
1685–1757
Greensville, Virginia, USA
Frances Prou
1689–
Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas, Grafton
1653–1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Benson
1625–1711

Joshua Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1766
1766
Birth of Joshua Benson in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
1821
8 August 1821
Age 55
Death of Joshua Benson in Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
Lawrence, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 August 1821
    Event Place: Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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